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The Living End

An irresponsible movie by Gregg Araki.
1992 | 85m | English

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Director: Gregg Araki
Writer: Gregg Araki
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Two HIV-positive young men — a semi-employed film critic and a hot hustler — tear off on a cross-country crime spree.
Release Date: Aug 14, 1992
Director: Gregg Araki
Writer: Gregg Araki
Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime
Keywords aids, nihilism, road trip, hiv, crime spree, sex worker, film critic, gay theme, independent film, boys' love (bl)
Production Companies Desperate Pictures, Strand Releasing
Box Office Revenue: $692,585
Budget: $20,000
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Mike Dytri Luke
Craig Gilmore Jon
Mark Finch Doctor
Mary Woronov Daisy
Johanna Went Fern
Darcy Marta Darcy
Scott Goetz Peter
Brett Vail Ken
Nicole Dillenberg Barbie
Stephen Holman 7-11 Couple
Magie Song 7-11 Couple
Peter Lanigan Three Stooges
Jon Gerrans Three Stooges
Jack Kofman Three Stooges
Chris Mabli Melrose NeoNazi
Michael Now Tarzan
Michael Haynes Jane
Peter Gramé Gus
Craig Lee Ralphs Couple
Torie Chickering Ralphs Couple
Jordan Beswick Buddhist
Paul Bartel Twister Master
Name Job
Gregg Araki Writer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
George Lockwood Sound Designer
Cole Coonce Original Music Composer
Jack Kofman Sound Recordist
Marianne Dissard Assistant Sound Editor
Dave Cash Sound Recordist
Joyce Brouwers Sound Recordist
Michael Matson Still Photographer
Tommy Huie Assistant Editor
Karen Kennedy Negative Cutter
Johanna Went Props
Name Title
Jon Jost Executive Producer
Andrea Sperling Associate Producer
Jim Stark Co-Producer
Jon Gerrans Producer
Evelyn Hu Executive Producer
Henry S. Rosenthal Executive Producer
Mike Thomas Executive Producer
Marcus Hu Producer
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Geronimo1967
7.0

Anyone else remember those robotic fish that you'd prod and they wagged their tails? We had one that also sang Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife"! Here, one features occasionally, but quite amusingly, in this quite provocative drama that follows a road trip taken by "Luke" (Mike Dytri) and "Jon" (Crag G ... ilmore). The former guy is a gay hooker who's got by on the streets using his looks and his wits whilst contracting HIV along the way. The latter man is a journalist who has managed to arrive at the same fate - though not as a result of the same s(t)eamy existence. With nothing much left to lose, the unlikely pairing embark on a fairly hedonistic journey that pitches their two completely different personalities into a series of scenarios that ultimately, well you can guess what ends up happening. It doesn't pull it's punches this. It is gritty and sleazy and honest and illustrates well just how human beings react when faced with certainty - even if it's timeline isn't so set in stone. It's a love story, an hate story - and juggles loads of attitudinal and judgemental horrors as the two men meet homophobia and violence as they begin to rely more and more on each other (whilst simultaneously winding each other up fairly spectacularly). There's a bit of sex - nothing very graphic, and loads of ripe language - but nothing here appears gratuitous. It's a plausible road trip that Greg Araki has constructed to make us think, squirm, smile and well, endure too. It won't be for everyone, but it does remind us of how, just 20-odd years ago, AIDS was still killing people and there is a definite and engaging chemistry between the two actors charged with delivering this story of a messy and frequently anachronistic existence.

Nov 11, 2023